Oliver Clifford

Experience

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  Ogier

  Apr 2011 - Jun 2013

  Bursary Student

  Received the Ogier Law bursary award. This involved several legal placements within the company in Litigation, Commercial and Criminal law and a contribution towards fees.

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  Jersey Law Department

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2012

  Legal Researcher

  Accepted onto the four week criminal law programme. Included extensive research for lawyers and attending criminal trials regularly.

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  Leiths School of Food & Wine

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2014

  Student

  Successfully completed the three term diploma in food and wine involving menu design, costing and continuous practical and written exams.

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  Beckford Arms

  Mar 2014 - Apr 2014

  Training Chef

  Completed my first stage at the award winning gastropub, The Beckford Arms.

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  Leiths Food Solutions

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Development Chef

  Development chef for the Asda Extra Special range in partnership with Leiths.

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  Soho House & Co

  Sept 2014 - Jun 2016

  Directed service and operations over 5 rooms spread over one floor with 50 plus staff. Responsible for trainings, recruitment, use of payroll, Micros, Open Table, OPERA and day to day operations. 14 month graduate management programme. Completed stages in kitchen, floor, housekeeping, private event management, bar-back, bartending, wine, HR and as personal assistant to GM of Shoreditch House.

  • Floor Manager

    Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  • F&B Management Trainee

    Sept 2014 - Oct 2015
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  35 Cavendish

  Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

  General Manager

  Responsible for the direction of operations for 35 Cavendish, Marylebone. Specifically training and development for 25 members of staff, F&B cost control, HR, menu development, recruitment, marketing strategy and PR. Key to success was building successful relationships between investors, staff and senior management in order to continually strengthen business, hit targets and actualise concepts.

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  Soho House & Co

  Apr 2017 - Jan 2021

  General Manager for a 14 key property, public restaurant, members club & private event space

  • General Manager

    Dec 2018 - Jan 2021

  • Deputy General Manager

    Apr 2017 - Dec 2018
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  TOCA Social

  Jan 2021 - now

  Responsible for global operations at TOCA Social Responsible for leading and coordinating our growth journey from start up to scale up as we look to take TOCA Social global. Working from pre-opening through to the end of 2022 I was responsible for full opening coordination and the operation of the world’s first football and dining entertainment concept. Combing innovative F&B, true hospitality and high end technology across a 40,000 sq ft venue at the O2 Arena we have successfully secured future sites in the UK and a franchise partnership.

  • Director of Operations

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Roll Out Director

    Jan 2023 - Dec 2024

  • General Manager

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2023